Urban Woes From Civil Rights Meet In Los Angeles
Delegates from Las Vegas Henderson and North Las Vegas returned after a week long conference on community police relations at USC. The National Institute on Community Police Relations sponsored by USC NCCJ addressed face to face clashes between blacks and police and other urban issues. Participants included high ranking officers a Jewish clergyman NCCT official and civil rights activists Leonard Mason Tyrone Levi both prominent in Nevada and local rights work.
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Nick Janise
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Paul Wilkin
Jim Kemp
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George Roth
Nevada Environmental Foundation
Earl Allred
Kiwanis Club
Kate Butler
Las Vegas League of Women Voters
Margaret Cahill
Ben Franzinelli
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Joseph Kadans
Louis Tabat
William Gilcrease
Southern Nevada Citizens Crime Commission
Simpson charged with involuntary manslaughter in infant death
District Attorney George Franklin said Ann Tracy Simpson will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her month old daughter Amber. The body was found in an abandoned car near a Las Vegas apartment complex. Autopsy indicated death by suffocation and heat prostration after nine or ten days. Police say the mother was sunning herself by a pool when taken into custody.
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Lawmen Nab Fugitive Richard Devitt in Las Vegas
Las Vegas sheriff's detectives arrest a New York City fugitive named Richard Joseph Devitt on possession of stolen travelers checks. The man, tied to a parole violation in New York and a Washington grand larceny case, had about $2,000 in checks and no ID beyond the sale receipt.
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Nevada Patrol Cancels Days Off for Memorial Weekend
James Lambert, superintendent of the Nevada Highway Patrol, announced all days off are cancelled to ensure maximum coverage over Memorial Day weekend. He urged drivers to take responsibility for safe driving amid a small patrol force.
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U.S. Fish Consumption Forecast For The Year
Washington reports the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries estimates civilian fish consumption at about 1.23 billion pounds this year. The figure excludes thousands of tons caught by sport anglers.
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Las Vegas Sun Publishes Daily Newspaper Staffing and Rates
The Las Vegas Sun announces its editor H M Greenspun and staff roles including Ray Germain Ruthie Deskitus Barbara Greenspun and others. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with monthly and annual plans and payment terms for continental United States subscribers.
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Registrar urges address corrections for upcoming election
Clark County Registrar of Voters Tom Mulroy announces special emphasis next week to help voters who changed address or apartment numbers without notifying the Election Department. He urges corrections to ensure delivery of official election information. voters may call 382-4982.
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Frank Nieman Files for Las Vegas Township Constable
Las Vegas resident Frank Nieman files for the post of constable of Las Vegas township. A 20 year law enforcement veteran, Nieman came to Las Vegas in 1953 after graduating from the University of Northwestern Police Academy. He organized the Henderson Police Department in 1954 and served with the Nevada Highway Patrol from 1955 to 1963. He then became dealer inspector for the State of Nevada Southern Branch, handling auto theft, dealer and salesman registration, wrecking yard procedures, and mean sale registrations. Nieman is a World War II Navy veteran who served in the Guadalcanal invasion and has belonged to the American Legion Post for 24 years.
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Summer activities: Las Vegas Y selects girls camps
The Las Vegas YMCA announces a schedule of camps for girls of all ages. Programs include a mountain residence camp for ages 8 to 11 in Lee Canyon and a Coed Caravan Trip to Utah national park areas for 12 to 14 year olds, plus a Los Angeles Metropolitan bus trip for teens.
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Defense Seeks Fingerprint Expert in Adams Slaying Case
The murder trial of Alfred Adams in the Popejoy slaying was postponed to June 22 to allow defense time to hire a fingerprint expert. Adams four co-defendants include LeRoy Marsh James Bennett and Robert Bernout who testified at prelims. Bernout, already serving life, implicated Adams and others. Marsh and Bennett were freed on a writ.
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